26 DECEMBER 1958, Page 8

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DECEMBER 28, 1833

IN short, the Pantomimc of old is extinct. All is "inexplicable dumb-show and noise." The scenery alone constitutes the ,chief attraction. Harlequin is a mere jumper, Clown a pugilist, and the lean and slippered Pantaloon is become a wrestler and posture- master: if you are made to laugh, it is by the force of bloWs alone. Nought remains of the harlequinade but dislocations and dioramas.